tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post7267736037224659614..comments2024-03-14T16:57:29.045-04:00Comments on Whisky Prajer: Rogue One: A Star Wars Storydpreimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09905531259256800022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-89010127096260557522017-01-03T09:08:59.962-05:002017-01-03T09:08:59.962-05:00A NYE reveler gently rebuffed my snooty attitude t...A NYE reveler gently rebuffed my snooty attitude toward the film. I also heard a Toronto critic admit she was NOT a Star Wars fan and thus was not looking forward to reviewing the film. But surprise! She LOVED it, really really. I probably need to see it again (and almost certainly will).Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-26893158613668016022017-01-02T23:49:45.715-05:002017-01-02T23:49:45.715-05:00We saw it Saturday evening (after a nice day of in...We saw it Saturday evening (after a nice day of inexpensive NYC entertainments, the NYPL Hamilton exhibit and a little Staten Island ferry round trip — and before dinner, rather less inexpensive). We both enjoyed, I the more so probably for having managed to finally squeeze in <i>The Force Awakens</i> the week before, as it seems like essential context. I was struck by the ways the stories seem to be built, for no obvious reason, on the same pattern, and then was more strongly impressed for that with how different the writing seemed to be. (<i>Awakens</i> “retained a lot of the clumsy warmth of the original films,” says a <a href="https://www.wired.com/2016/12/need-talk-rogue-one-star-wars-story/" rel="nofollow"><i>Wired</i> article</a> I caught on checking out the one you link to. That’s aptly put, and sets up the contrast between them pretty well, to my mind.)<br /><br />Anyway, more to be said, possibly, if I can get to it. Maybe ought to play through some of <i>Awakens</i> again first. (Well, I wouldn’t bother with that except that streaming rental wasn’t an option with Amazon or iTunes, so I own it now.) I’m really the last person who should be talking Star Wars stuff, but I have thoughts anyway — as will surprise no one.paul bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409615610994443652noreply@blogger.com